IFP - A commentator says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who secured sweeping powers in the countrys recent referendum, is moving towards dictatorship via democracy. The constitutional referendum in Turkey was held at a time when its outcome was promising for neither side, even for President Erdogan who won the contest. Now the ...

Press TV - Turkishpolice have detained 16 leftist activists involved in protests against the resultof a recent referendum on the expansion of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, a lawyer says. The Freedom and Solidarity Party (ODP) said police detained its Istanbul chairman, Mesut Gecgel, on Wednesday on the accusationof "agitating the ...

Press TV - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered his congratulations overthe Turkish peoples Yes vote ina referendum on changes to the countrys constitution. Zarif extended hiscongratulations to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call on Monday. The top Iranian diplomat expressed hope that the development ...

Alwaght- Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the allies including the head of Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli have announced win in the referendum that will strengthen president's powers. The hard-won 51 percent yes vote will pave the way for replacing the countrys current parliamentary system with a presidential one through amending ...

Tasnim Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the Islamic Republic respects the outcome of Turkish peoples vote in Sundays constitutional referendum and hopes that it will lead to peace and stability in the neighboring country. Speaking to reporters at his press conference in Tehran on Monday, Qassemi pointed to Turkeys referendum ...

Press TV - Top European officials have reacted to the recent referendum in Turkey by calling on Ankara to choose its next steps carefully and seek broader consensus in implementing constitutional reforms. Turkey held a referendum on a package of constitutional changes on Sunday. Later in the day, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had campaigned ...

Press TV - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in a constitutional referendum granting him vastly increased executive powers. On Sunday, Erdogan said that the country had made a historic decision by voting for the executive powers and that the Yes campaign had gained 51.5 percent of the votes in the referendum, which ...

Press TV- The 'Yes' vote on constitutional referendum aimed at increasing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans executive powers and changing the country's political structure into a presidential one is leading in a tight racethat will determine the country's future. The 'Yes' campaign has won 51.88 percent of the votes during Sundays referendum,...

Sputnik News- With Turkey holding a referendum on Sunday on controversial changes to its constitution, people remain divided on whether the proposed amendments would help bring a stable government or give excessive powers to the president. In a bid towin the votes ofthe fence-sitters, the government is strengthening ties withIran and Russia byparticipating ...